PC(USA) Compassion Peace, and Justice (CPJ) ministry area will hold a training day on March 25, 2011 in conjunction with Ecumenical Advocacy Days in Washington D.C. The training day theme will be “A Justice Society and the Changing Role of…
Read more »Swords into Plowshares, the blog of the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations posted the following blog on how to support access to clean drinking water through the UNICEF Tap Project. Give the gift of…
Read more »There are two recent victories for protection of God’s Creation that I’d like to share with you. On January 13, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcedthat it has vetoed West Virginia’s largest single mountaintop removal mining permit. The…
Read more »Eco-Notes is the e-newsletter from PC(USA) Environmental Ministries that is sent out approximately once a month. Below is the December 2010 issue of Eco-Notes. Sign up to receive the e-newsletter. Advent greetings As we prepare ourselves for Christ’s birth, may…
Read more »The National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program sent the following information about the Eco-Justice Track at Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD) on March 25-28, 2011: The annual EAD conference in Washington, DCis a space for the ecumenical Christian community to worship,…
Read more »I was sent the following action alert from the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program. Please take a few moments to ask Congress to protect children’s health from toxic toys. Christmas is about celebrating the birth of the Christ and…
Read more »As we approach Christmas, there are two resources I’d like to bring to your attention: The Story of Stuff Project has a new video “The Story of Electronics.” Like the other videos in the series, “The Story of Electronics” traces…
Read more »The National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program sent the following action alert: Clean air is central to everyone’s life. It ensures that children can run and play outside with ease, it helps prevent respiratory problems in the elderly, and it…
Read more »The PC(USA) Office of Public Witness in Washington D.C. has announced a new program, “Internship for Public Witness.” The program aims to develop servant leaders in the field of public policy ministry. “The Office of Public Witness is prioritizing our…
Read more »The National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program sent the following action alert: It’s been more than six months since the beginning of the Gulf Coast oil spill. Even though the well has been capped, communities are still suffering, God’s creatures…
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